Raisin-seeder



F. H. CHASE.'

RAISIN SEEDBR.

(No Model.)

m0. 536,7?8. Patentdzpr. 2, 1895.

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FRANK l-I. CHASE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Raisin-scenes.

SPIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,778, dated April 2, `18955. Application tiled Il'ovcmberZB. 1894- Serial Noi 629,784. (No mudeLY ATo' @ZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK H. CHASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

` in the co`unty of Cook and State of Illinois,

provenieli'tsin Raisin-Seeders, of which the havev invented certain new and useful Imfollowing is a specitication. ,The present invention relates to that class of seeders 'wbichfha've a circumferentially grooved` cylinder upon which the pulp is impaled by some suitable device, such as a soft roller, and` strippers for stripping the pulp from the cylinder after the seeds have been disposed of, and it consists in certain novel features :in the construction of the strippers,

y that areparticularly pointed out in the claims hereinafter;

Heretofo@ the'pulp-strippers have been ik constructed of a combl e piece of sheet metal lsecured to theframe so that its teeth project jeetgofathe present invention is to vprovide ystgijgpers that .possess advantages that stripypersthus constructed donot.

In order that the invention may be fully understood,I willdescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are made 'a parthereof, and in whichn ---.1 Figure lis a side elevation of araisin seeder 'embodying the invention, a portion of the cyly 'inderbeingbro'ken away. Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line 2 2, looking inthe direc-v tion of the arrow.

A represents the frame which may beof any suitable 'construction and is preferably provided with means for clamping it to a table and surmounted by a hopper B. Beneath this'h'opper the frame is provided with a tubular extension u, which affords abearing for the ../.475 I 1 n ofthe shaft, with such rmness that they will crank-shaft C. vA portiono of this shaft is ot'v l reduced diameter to forma shoulder c and on this reduced portion tit a number ofdisks y D and washers E alternating with each other, a nut F being turned on to the end of. the shaft for clamping ,the disks and washers against each other andagainst the" shoulder not be moved independent-ly of each otherby f any strain that they will be subjected to in' use. The disks and washers thusbecome,in eiect and to all intents and purposesya cyl- Iind'er having circumferential grooves, against which the raisins are pressed by thesoft roller G, which is mounted to turn freely upon a shaft I-I suitably secured to the frame. .When the cylinder is turned in thedirection ofthe arrow'raisins fed into the hopper will be carried between the cylinder vand roller. The latter is suiiiciently soft to yield to the pressure of the seeds and at the same time sutiiciently firm to impale the pulp upon the cylindex', forcing much of it intothe grooves. Below the soft roller is located the seed stripper'l, and beyond this in the direction of roy tation, are located the pulp strippers which preferably consist of a number of plates J located in the grooves and suspended f rom the axis of the cylinder. less thickness than the washers-E and-each is provided with a perforation for receiving one of said washers. It is sufiiciently long to project beyond the periphery ofthe cylinder and bear against a stop A', by which. it is prevented from turning with the' cylinder. As the pulp comes against the edges of these strippers they are carried tothe positions shown in the drawings, coming against the stop, and when in thisv position they will strip the pu'lp from the cylinder and permit it to tali. Strippers thus constructed are simple, easily made, can not possibly be broken byany strain that can be put upon them byordinary usage, and

These strippers are otr enable the parts to' be cleaned with great facility.

What I claim is- Y 1. In a raisin seeder, the combination with a suitable frame, a pulp cylinder having-portions ot reduced diameter, means for impaling the pulp upon the cylinder and means for i turningthe cylinder, of a number of strippers suspended from the reduced portions of vthe cylinder and projecting beyond the periphery of the cylinder, substantially as set forth.

2. In a raisin seeder the combination with a frame, a pulp-cylinder having ay number of circumferential grooves, and means for turn ing the cylinder, of a number of strippers suspended in the grooves, from the axis of the eylindeig and projecting beyond the periphery of the cylinder, andv means for preventing the strippers from turning stantially as set forth".

Y 'o. In araisin seeder, thei combinationwith .a frame'apd ashaft of a number of diskscarf" with the cylinder, sub.

loosely suspended from thewashers and p1'oturned on to the shaft and olmnping the disks and washors against erich other und against the shoulder of the shaft', a number of stripx'ied by the shaft, n. nunibei` of washers nltoxnntng with the disks, n number 0E strippers jecting beyond the poipheriosb the disks, and a stop for preventing the strippers from tui-ning with the disks, substantially :ts sot forth.. l

v 4. In 'a aisin sender, the combination of :t frame, afshaft journaled therein, and having as houldor, n number of disks and washers m'- i'nnged'ou the shaft alternately, so as to form n ciroumfoientinlly grow/ell cylinderyn nut and projecting `beyond the Vperiphery of the cylinder, and n stop for preventing the stripy pers from tui-ning tially as sot forth. t i i FRANK ll. CHASE. l Witnesses: f

D. M. HOPKINS,

J. HALPENNY.

with the cylinder,fnlbstnn-4 pers perforated to [it loosely over the'washeis 

